reasons (n.s.)

ii

"EXCUSE ME, WHAT?" Harry asks trying to register every piece of information they had just given us.

I am just sat here, completely and utterly silent and in shock and in means of not knowing what to do.

"We know it's a big step for you lads, but we've seen that the fans really like you together and have always been wishing for at least one of you guys in the band to be homosexual. It's their dream, Harry." Simon at least tries to reassure Harry.

"Yes I know that, but have you forgotten that we are straight? Have you lost your minds?!" Harry exclaims without being too loud as to not be a disturbance. Curse him and his politeness.

Simon just sits there and doesn't know what to do so he looks at both Scott and David as an attempt to get him out of the situation he just got himself in.

"Well, you don't see Niall objecting, do you?" Scott points out to Harry, with his left brow raised.

"I didn't say I was completely fine with it! But if it's fir the fans then I'll think about it." I say half-heartedly, not completely into this conversation and trying to get Harry to calm down a bit.

I look at Harry from the corner of my eye and see that he slightly smiles and the tension in the room has died down.

"So, if you have nothing else to say, then we should get going. Harry and I have plans today so, uh, yeah." I lie and hope that Harry gets my point but he just tilts his head to the side like a lost puppy. I sigh and try to think of an idea.

"We're going to have lunch in a bit." I say and look at Harry again and widen my eyes a bit as to say 'play along' and he seems to get it after a few seconds.

"Oh- yeah! We're going to that deli place just down the road and you know how packed it gets there, so we better get going before we don't get a table!" he finally says and they all seem to buy the excuse and let us go and once we get out of the room, we stand in an awkward silence.

"So, they want us to be together huh?" Harry laughs humorlessly as I frown at his remark.

"I think it would be alright. I mean, the fans do really want us together- maybe a little too much. Almost more than you and Louis!" I laugh to try to lighten his angry mood which it does as I find him with a small smile on his face and we both just stand there, thinking.

"You really think it would be a good idea?" he asks me, curious. I smile at him sincerely and nod. He nods too and goes back in to the conference room.

"Um, hi again. Niall and I will do it." he sighs and looks like he's having a fight in his head.

"What? Really?" David asks, surprised and curious as to why.

"Yeah. We realized that it's good for exposure and everything and the fans will really love it." I say as I smile at the thought.

"Great! And since you're having lunch together, you can start now. So go, lads!" Scott says excitedly and I turn to Simon to see an approving smile and Harry and I officially leave the room.

We don't talk to each other on the way to the restaurant, too cooped up in our thoughts.

So once we get to the deli, we order some sandwiches and some coffee and I pull out my wallet to pay for my food but Harry surprisingly stops me and I furrow my brows in confusion.

"Harry, what are you doing?" I ask him, pointing at the money he just put on the counter.

"I wanna pay for your food." he smirks and goes near my ear.

"It's a great way to start a relationship." he says, winking and getting our food and going to find a table, making me follow him.

I roll my eyes at him and look at the cashier and see that she has a confused expression on her face. I shrug it off and go to follow Harry to our table.

"What was that for, huh?" I ask him, still curious as to why he did that.

"I told you, it's a great way to show you my affection for you." he says, a bit loud, obviously trying to get people to hear what he said which it did as we earn a few shocked looks from some customers and I just look down at my feet, probably with a blush because what Harry had just said which was false.

"Ni baby, what's wrong?" he asks as the pet name rolls off his tongue and he reaches for my hand over the table with a sincere concerned expression on his face.

I shake my head and smile at him and squeeze his hand in mine, which feels so wrong, but we have to do it. I reach for my sandwich and peel the wrapper open and take a bite out of it and get lost in the delicious flavors as I groan. I am brought back to reality as I feel Harry's thumb on my chin and lips, wiping something. I open my eyes and see he's trying to keep his laughter as he wipes some of the cheese off my lips and chin and I laugh at myself a bit and he joins in with me silently.

"Brilliant." I hear him say to himself as he chuckles at me and continues to eat his sandwich.

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I know it's short, but I thought it would be great to end it here, so yeah.

The next chapter will be up again in a few hours, so look forward to that!

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-C